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Friday, October 14, 2016

Apalachicola man charged in shooting incident

Apalachicola resident James Cooper, 50, was arrested

after police said he fired gunshots that struck two vehicles

and a residence in Apalachicola Monday afternoon.

Apalachicola Police arrested a man after they said he fired gunshots that
struck two vehicles and a residence in Apalachicola Monday afternoon.

On Monday, October 10, 2016, at approximately 4:04 pm, the Apalachicola
Police Department was dispatched to 151 15th Street in reference to shots being
fired.

Upon arriving on the scene and after investigating it was discovered
that James Edgar “Jimmy” Cooper, 50, of Apalachicola had gotten into a verbal
argument with his neighbor, Maurice Miller. During the altercation, Cooper
returned to his 155 15th Street residence and retrieved a 270 caliber bolt
action rifle and fired five rounds, striking inside Miller’s two unoccupied
vehicles and his residence, which was occupied at the time.

One bullet was fired through the door of Miller’s residence and a
fragment of the bullet struck Miller in his chest. Miller was treated for the injury and
released from the local hospital.

After the shooting Cooper returned to his residence where he was met by Apalachicola
Police Officer Chase Richard, placed under arrest and transported to the
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Before the arrest, Copper made threats upon
Officer Richard’s life.

Cooper, a convicted felon has been charged with 6 Counts of Attempted First
Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault with a deadly weapon on a Law Enforcement
Officer, 2 Counts of Criminal Mischief, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted
Felon and Discharging a Firearm in Public.